Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka hur kosovoalbaner ser på blandäktenskap i dagens Sverige. Vidare var studiens frågeställningar: hur intervjupersoner ser på relationer med någon med annan bakgrund och hur de upplever familjens åsikter. Dessa frågor har i sin tur besvarats med hjälp av empirisk studie, tidigare forskning och teoretiskt ramverk. Kvalitativa intervjuer med sex kosovoalbaners intervjusvar har varit grunden för insamlingen av materialet. Sammanfattningsvis visar resultatet att respondenterna inte har något emot blandäktenskap, men att de själva inte hade valt att gifta sig med någon utanför den etniska gruppen. Vidare visar resultatet att föräldrarnas åsikter spelar en stor roll för respondenternas liv och därmed påverkar det även deras val av partner. / The purpose of the study has been to explore ideas about how Kosovo Albanians view mixed marriage in today's Sweden. Furthermore, the questions of the study were: how interviewees look at relationships with someone with a different background and how they experience the family's views. These questions have in turn been answered with the aid of empirical studies, previous research and theoretical framework. Qualitative interviews with six Kosovo Albanians as respondents has been the basis for the collection of the material. Based on the purpose and the issues of the study, I have chosen to investigate what these six respondents think about relationships with someone who has a different background, and if the experience of family opinions is of importance to young people's choice of partner. In summary, results have shown that respondents do not mind interracial marriage, but they have not chosen to marry anyone outside the ethnic group. Furthermore, results have shown that their parents' views play a major part in their lives and thus indirectly affect their choice of partner.

Esta tese procura compreender o casamento misto na cidade de São Paulo, SP no período compreendido entre os anos de 1958 até 1978. O casamento misto ocorre quando um dos cônjuges é cristão, mas não pertence à Igreja Católica. Para os protestantes, o equivalente seria o chamado casamento ecumênico, onde basta que um dos cônjuges pertença a mesma denominação religiosa, luterana por exemplo, para que o casamento possa ser celebrado. O tema remete a leituras sobre o ecumenismo, o relativismo religioso, o papel da mulher nas Igrejas, podendo também servir de termômetro para a situação da família brasileira no séc. XXI, que nas últimas décadas sofreu profundas transformações, assim como transformações no perfil religioso do brasileiro, devido ao intenso movimento de conversão para novos movimentos religiosos de dentro ou de fora do cristianismo. / These theses try to understand the mixed marriage matrimony at Sao Paulo city, in the period of years 1958 till 1978. The mixed marriage is performed when one of married couple is Christian but not belongs to the Catholic Church. For the protestant the equivalent would be so called ecumenical marriage, in which the fact that one of married couple belongs to the same religious denomination for example Lutheran, is enough condition to celebrate the union. The subject calls for a reading about the ecumenism, religious relativism, the role of women in the churches, becoming also able to serve as a parameter for evaluation of Brazilian family situation in the XXI century, which in the last decades had suffered a very deep transformations, as well transformations in Brazilian religious profile, due to intense conversion effort to new religious movements inside or outside the Christianism.

Esta tese procura compreender o casamento misto na cidade de São Paulo, SP no período compreendido entre os anos de 1958 até 1978. O casamento misto ocorre quando um dos cônjuges é cristão, mas não pertence à Igreja Católica. Para os protestantes, o equivalente seria o chamado casamento ecumênico, onde basta que um dos cônjuges pertença a mesma denominação religiosa, luterana por exemplo, para que o casamento possa ser celebrado. O tema remete a leituras sobre o ecumenismo, o relativismo religioso, o papel da mulher nas Igrejas, podendo também servir de termômetro para a situação da família brasileira no séc. XXI, que nas últimas décadas sofreu profundas transformações, assim como transformações no perfil religioso do brasileiro, devido ao intenso movimento de conversão para novos movimentos religiosos de dentro ou de fora do cristianismo. / These theses try to understand the mixed marriage matrimony at Sao Paulo city, in the period of years 1958 till 1978. The mixed marriage is performed when one of married couple is Christian but not belongs to the Catholic Church. For the protestant the equivalent would be so called ecumenical marriage, in which the fact that one of married couple belongs to the same religious denomination for example Lutheran, is enough condition to celebrate the union. The subject calls for a reading about the ecumenism, religious relativism, the role of women in the churches, becoming also able to serve as a parameter for evaluation of Brazilian family situation in the XXI century, which in the last decades had suffered a very deep transformations, as well transformations in Brazilian religious profile, due to intense conversion effort to new religious movements inside or outside the Christianism.

This thesis explores Jewish-Muslim mixed marriages with a particular focus on the mixed couples&rsquo / and their children&rsquo / s self-identifications regarding religion and their experiences in a predominantly Muslim country, Turkey. By adopting a qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with 9 Jewish-Muslim mixed couples and 3 children in Istanbul and in Izmir. In addition, an official from the Turkish Jewish Community and an active member of the community were interviewed to determine the general perception of the Turkish Jewish Community regarding mixed marriage. The Jewish-Muslim mixed couples&rsquo / self-identifications with their Jewish and Muslim cultures and heritages reveal the importance of understanding individuals&rsquo / self-perceptions about their own identities since their self-perceptions cannot be understood by primordial ascriptions. The children of these mixed couples&rsquo / self-identifications provide important insights into the issue of the relative attractiveness of Jewish and Muslim identities in Turkey. The Jewish-Muslim mixed couples&rsquo / and their children&rsquo / s experiences in the private and public spheres reveal significant aspects of being Jewish, being mixed-married and being a child of a mixed marriage in a predominantly Muslim country, Turkey.

Blandäktenskap inom islam definieras som att gifta sig utanför tron och skiljer mellan män samt kvinnor. Män är tillåtna att gifta sig med en kvinna från de Abrahamitiska religionerna (Judisk/Kristen). Kvinnor däremot får enbart ingå äktenskap med en muslimsk man.Denna kandidatuppsats i sociologi hade som syfte att via en kvalitativ ansats undersöka hur troende muslimska män i Sverige ser på muslimska kvinnors rätt att ingå äktenskap utanför islam.Undersökningen inriktar sig på vilka synsätt och attityder männen har angående blandäktenskap. Eftersom kvinnans position i val av äktenskap var ett återkommande tema under studien, valde vi att även att behandla frågan, hur påverkas muslimska kvinnor av dessa synsätt och attityder. Studiens primärdata samlades in genom sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex troende muslimska män i Sverige, utan någon relation till varandra. Behandling av empiriskt insamlade data utfördes genom tematisering som slutligen ledde till fyra teman.Syftet med studien är att använda R.W. Connells maskulinitetsteori (hegemonisk maskulinitet) och begreppet homosocialitet för att analysera muslimska mäns attityder samt synsätt ifråga om muslimska kvinnors rätt att ingå blandäktenskap.Resultaten visade att samtliga sex intervjuade muslimska män hade en negativ inställning till muslimska kvinnors rätt att gifta sig utanför islam. Männen var även negativa till förändringar i förhållande till kvinnor och ökade rättigheter ifråga om blandäktenskap. Somliga män fokuserade mer på tolkningar samt antaganden om religiösa texter, medan andra la emfas på kultur och tradition. Ett tydligt mönster bland de muslimska männen var åsikten att äktenskap är en kollektiv angelägenhet snarare än en individuell rättighet. Vi har dragit slutsatsen att det finns en skillnad mellan män och kvinnor ifråga om att ingå äktenskap inom islam. Detta i sin tur leder till att kvinnors beteenden, frihet och valmöjligheter påverkas av mäns åsikter och antaganden kring tolkningar av religiösa texter. / Mixed marriages within Islam are defined by marriage outside of the religion, and differs between men and women. Men are allowed to marry women from the Abrahamic religions (Jewish/Christian). Women on the other hand are only allowed to espouse a Muslim man. This Bachelor’s Thesis of Sociology had the purpose through qualitative measures, investigate how believing Muslim men in Sweden view Muslim women’s rights to engage in marriages outside of the Islamic faith. The study focuses on the views and attitudes of Muslim men. As women’s position in the choice of marriages was a recurring theme in the study, these were also accounted for in terms of how their views and attitudes affects Muslims. The study’s primary data has been collected through six semistructured interviews with six faithful Muslim men in Sweden, with no relationship to each other. Through the collection of empirical data, which, through thematizing, resulted in four distinct themes. The purpose of this study was to answer the analysis from a perspective that adheres to Connells theory of masculinity (hegemonic masculinity) and the term “homosocial”. The result from the study showed that all six interviewed Muslim men, generally, had a negative attitude towards Muslim women’s rights to marry outside the religion. The (Muslim) men were also negative to changes regarding (Muslim) women and the liberation of their rights around mixed marriages. Some men exhibited an increased focus on the interpretation of religious texts, as well as assumptions, whilst others emphasized culture and tradition. An articulate pattern amongst the Muslim men manifested through opinions that a marriage is a collective matter rather than an individual affair. The analysis concludes that there is a difference between men and women and their rights within the engagement of marriage. This leads to women’s behavior, freedom and choices are dictated by men’s opinions, assumptions and interpretations of religious texts. Although demonstrating a clear division between women and men’s rights within Islam’s approach to mixed marriages. The (Muslim) men considered the established religious interpretations to be legitimate and logically developed to protect the woman from precarious marriages. The interviewees considered the approach to be a conserving measure to protect Islam.

Le monde entier est en train de subir le brassage des populations au moins deux fois plus intense qu'il y a cinquante ans. Les gens traversent le globe, menés d'un côté par la curiosité, la volonté de connaître et de comprendre les différentes nations, cultures, religions etc., l'envie d'élargir ses propres horizons, et d'un autre côté par la recherche d'une vie meilleure. Sur ces routes dessinées par les différentes volontés les destins des personnes dissemblables se croisent et c'est à ce moment-là, confrontés à la diversité nationale, culturelle, religieuse, linguistique, … qu'ils choisissent de vivre ou de renoncer à une histoire d'amour avec un ‘étranger' à ses propres valeurs. Je souhaite comprendre cette partie de la population, statistiquement minoritaire, qui décide de braver des interdits et de s'unir avec une personne d'une autre confession, et ceux malgré la société et surtout les représentants religieux qui favorisent les couples homogames. Pourquoi choisir ‘un(e) étranger(ère)' quand la grande majorité préfère de se marier avec une personne qui leurs ressemble de point de vue religieux et culturel? Qu'offre de plus l'union interconfessionnelle pour renoncer aux solutions plus faciles ? Dans quelles conditions est-il possible un tel mariage ? Quelle sont des relations des couples mixtes avec la société ? A travers nos recherches, basées sur la théorie de don de Marcel Mauss : donner, recevoir, rendre, nous souhaitons apporter les réponses à toutes ces questions. / The world is undergoing the mixing of populations at least two times more intense than fifty years ago. People across the globe, led on one side by curiosity, the desire to know and understand the different nations, cultures, religions ..., the desire to broaden its horizons, and on the other hand by the search of a better life. On these routes drawn by different wills destinies intersect dissimilar people and this is then faced with diverse national, cultural, religious, linguistic, they choose to live ... or not a story love with a 'stranger' to its own values. I want to understand this part of the population, statistically minority who decides to defy prohibitions and to live with a person of another faith, and despite those society and especially religious representatives who promote homogamous couples. Why choose a foreign when the vast majority of people prefer to marry someone who theirs resembles (from the point of view of religion and culture)? Under what conditions is it possible such a marriage? What are the relations of mixed couples with society? Through our research, based on the theory of gift Marcel Mauss: giving, receiving, making, we want to give the answers to all these questions.

The diploma thesis named Wedding ceremonies in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren aims to reflect the importance and development of wedding ceremonies in this church dating from its foundation in 1918 to the present. This thesis is based on the officially accepted liturgical forms and materials of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, namely on official agendas published in 1939, 1953 and 1983 and other published texts of this church. The thesis also explores the development of attitudes to mixed marriages from the perspective of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren and offers a comparison with the attitudes of the Catholic Church. Keywords Wedding, marriage, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, mixed marriage

This study deals with problems of the unequally yoked marriage partners (a couple where one is a Christian and the other not). The practical theological model of Zerfass was followed by establishing a basis-, a meta- and a practice theory. The basis theoretical perspective shows that God forbade mixed marriages in the Old Testament due to the danger that His people could be lured into heathen practices. In the New Testament, Paul warns Christians not to many unbelievers. Unequally yoked marriages happened when one of the partners got converted after the marriage. Paul's advice to believers is that divorce is permissible, but the decision lies exclusively with the unbeliever. If the unbeliever wants to leave, the believer must let him/her go. Peter's advice to the believing wife is that she must submit to her unbelieving husband and not say a word, as he may be won over for Christ through her deferential behaviour. From the metatheoretical perspective, the literature consulted shows that religious commitment and homogamy have a positive effect on marriages. Believers in unequally yoked marriages revealed in the empirical study the problems they experience and how they cope. A relatively fulfilled marriage is possible. Pastors consulted in the empirical study want to help couples to accept each other and to learn to live with their differences. The pastors focused mostly on the believer's relationship with God. Guidelines for a possible model which pastors can follow in their pastoral guidance of the unequally yoked couple are given and focus primarily on the believing partner. Prayer and Scripture are fundamental in the pastoral guidance. / Thesis (M.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

This study deals with problems of the unequally yoked marriage partners (a couple where one is a Christian and the other not). The practical theological model of Zerfass was followed by establishing a basis-, a meta- and a practice theory. The basis theoretical perspective shows that God forbade mixed marriages in the Old Testament due to the danger that His people could be lured into heathen practices. In the New Testament, Paul warns Christians not to many unbelievers. Unequally yoked marriages happened when one of the partners got converted after the marriage. Paul's advice to believers is that divorce is permissible, but the decision lies exclusively with the unbeliever. If the unbeliever wants to leave, the believer must let him/her go. Peter's advice to the believing wife is that she must submit to her unbelieving husband and not say a word, as he may be won over for Christ through her deferential behaviour. From the metatheoretical perspective, the literature consulted shows that religious commitment and homogamy have a positive effect on marriages. Believers in unequally yoked marriages revealed in the empirical study the problems they experience and how they cope. A relatively fulfilled marriage is possible. Pastors consulted in the empirical study want to help couples to accept each other and to learn to live with their differences. The pastors focused mostly on the believer's relationship with God. Guidelines for a possible model which pastors can follow in their pastoral guidance of the unequally yoked couple are given and focus primarily on the believing partner. Prayer and Scripture are fundamental in the pastoral guidance. / Thesis (M.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

L’objectif de ce travail est de faire une anthropologie de la violence au sein de couple marital composé d’une femme Noire et d’un homme Blanc. Malgré, les nombreuses lois votées ce fléau perdure et les réponses apportées à ces situations de couple varient selon les représentations que l’on se fait de ces femmes. Partant du constat que la couleur de peau détermine les réponses des institutions françaises, cette recherche s’appuie sur les récits de trois femmes Noires décrivant leur vie conjugale auprès d’hommes Blancs. Des vécus jalonnaient de violence qu’elles tentaient de dénoncer. Elles se sont heurtées à des institutions policières qui n’ont pas voulu les écouter. / The objective of this work is to an anthropology of violence within marital couples consists of a black woman and a white man. Despite the many laws passed this scourge continues the responses to these situations torque vary representations that we have of these women. Based on the observation that skin color determines the responses of French institutions, this research is based on narratives of three black women describing their married life with men whites. Of experienced marked out of a violence she tried to terminate. They clashes with police agencies that did not want to listen.